November 2020 Archive

TTUHSC’s Reddy Elected Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 25, 2020

Reddy has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers and based upon the nominee’s scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Relief and Hope for Those with Severe Depression

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 24, 2020

TMS is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. The treatment for severe depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses to a specific area of the brain. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments have not been effective.

TTUHSC Hosted Third Abilene Research Symposium

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 23, 2020

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) hosted top researchers from the Abilene area Oct. 30 at the third Abilene Interdisciplinary Symposium on Cancer & Biomedical Research.

Abilene Community Health Center Celebrates Five Years of Service

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 23, 2020

Today the CHC has an 18-member staff that includes a medical director, four providers, three RNs (including Stevens), a clinical nursing assistant, three LVNs, one full-time and one part-time behavioral health specialist, three front office staff and two pharmacists.

TTUHSC School of Medicine Graduates Find Fulfilling Careers in Rural Medicine

  • By Kate Gollahon
  • November 09, 2020

In Andrews, Texas, a rural town in the Permian Basin about 30 miles east of New Mexico, a small handful of TTUHSC School of Medicine graduates are making a difference—improving the town’s overall wellbeing and finding purpose in doing so.

Bergeson, Collaborators Developing Novel Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

  • By Mark Hendricks
  • November 03, 2020

Susan Bergeson, Ph.D., a University Distinguished Professor at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine, has dedicated her career to trying to understand the complex mechanisms underlying alcohol use disorder (AUD). Recently she and Ted Reid, Ph.D., professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, designed a new medication, which is now on the path toward investigational new drug approval by the FDA.

Lubbock Osteopathic Fund Gifts TTUHSC $1.1 Million

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • November 02, 2020

The Lubbock Osteopathic Fund presented the TTUHSC School of Medicine $1.1 million for the establishment of the Lubbock Osteopathic Endowed Chair in Family Medicine. The chair position was presented to Ronald L. Cook, D.O., chair of the School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine.

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